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Man who vacationed on St. George becomes 5th to die in Florida of 'flesh-eating' bacteria
Although the News Herald was unable to independently verify by the time of publication, WMBB's Tom Lewis reported that the most recent death was a 78-year-old man on vacation at St. George Island in Franklin County.
Eleven cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, have been reported in Florida in 2025, resulting in four deaths. The bacteria is naturally occurring in brackish seawater and can infect ...
In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in warm coastal waters.
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